EP3110166A1 - Mobile monitoring device and method of collecting sensor measurement data - Google Patents

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EP3110166A1
EP3110166A1 EP15174183.2A EP15174183A EP3110166A1 EP 3110166 A1 EP3110166 A1 EP 3110166A1 EP 15174183 A EP15174183 A EP 15174183A EP 3110166 A1 EP3110166 A1 EP 3110166A1
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  • the present application relates to a monitoring device for and aircraft and to a system and a method using such a monitoring device.
  • Aircraft comprise a plurality of sensors which are used for measuring various physical characteristics related to the aircraft and its operation.
  • the sensors are typically distributed throughout the aircraft and are coupled to data lines in order to provide the sensor signals of the sensors, which sensor signals are characteristic of the various physical characteristics or measurement values, to one or more remote data collection or data processing means.
  • Each data line may be a bus line, which carries the sensor signals of more than one of the sensors, or a data line which is only associated with and coupled to one of the sensors.
  • the data lines may carry the sensor signals in analog or digital form.
  • the sensors typically provide their measurement values and corresponding sensor signals to a plurality of different data collection or data processing devices, and the data, although in principle available on-board the aircraft are not accessible outside the respective data collection or data processing device.
  • the measurement values and sensor signals are not available for remote monitoring during operation or maintenance without costly and complex system redesign and upgrade.
  • a mobile monitoring device which comprises a data signal interface and a wireless communication interface connected to the data signal interface.
  • the data signal interface is adapted to be coupled to a data line of and arranged in an aircraft and carrying one or more sensor signals.
  • a data line is connected to one or more sensors, which transmit their sensor signals via the data line.
  • the data line may be a bus line, which carries the sensor signals of more than one of sensor, or a data line which is only associated with and coupled to a single sensor.
  • the data line may carry the sensor signal or signals in analog or digital form.
  • the data signal interface is adapted to be coupled to the data line, and not to a sensor or to another device connected to the data line, i.e. in operation it is preferably coupled to the data line remote from any sensor connected to the data line.
  • the data signal interface is not adapted to interface with a sensor or at least must not be adapted to interface with a sensor.
  • the data signal interface is operable to branch off and receive as input signal part of the energy of the one or more sensor signals carried on the data line such that the input signal is characteristic of the one or more sensor signals, and to provide an output signal characteristic of the input signal.
  • the coupling is such that it enables the data signal interface to receive energy from the sensor signals carried on the data line.
  • the coupling may be wireless or wired.
  • the data signal interface is operable for non-intrusive wire-tapping or data sniffing with respect to sensor signals carried on a data line.
  • the data signal interface is preferably constructed such that providing the output signal, i.e.
  • generating the output signal from the input signal comprises an analog-digital-conversion, either of the input signal or of an intermediate signal generated from the input signal by signal processing.
  • an analog-to-digital conversion of the output signal is carried out in the wireless communication interface prior to its transmission.
  • the wireless communication interface is adapted to receive the output signal of the data signal interface via the connection between the data signal interface and the wireless communication interface, and is further adapted to wirelessly transmit the output signal to a remote location.
  • the wireless communication interface may be operating to one or more wireless communication protocol or standard, such as, e.g., Wi-Fi, Blue-tooth or ZigBee.
  • the data signal interface and the wireless communication interface are preferably accommodated in a common housing.
  • the mobile monitoring device preferably comprises an independent energy source, such as, in particular, a rechargeable or non-rechargeable battery.
  • the energy source may be provided as part of the data signal interface, as part of the wireless communication interface or separate from the two interfaces. Alternatively or additionally it may be preferable if the data signal interface or a separate power interface is adapted to receive energy for powering the mobile monitoring device from the data line. Such received energy may be used to power the device immediately upon receipt or may be stored in an energy storage device, such as a rechargeable battery or a capacitor.
  • the energy for powering the mobile monitoring device may be received in the same manner as the input signal or as part of the input signal, i.e. may be part of the energy of the one or more sensor signals carried on the data line.
  • Receiving energy for powering the mobile monitoring device may be particularly advantageously implemented in the case of a data line carrying analog sensor signals with a direct current offset. Then, a sufficient part of the energy of the direct current offset can be branched off for powering the device without decreasing the signal quality of the sensor signals in practice. For this purpose wired coupling of the data signal interface or of a separate power interface to the data signal interface via a branch line is effected.
  • the above mobile monitoring device provides the possibility of reading out available sensor data from data lines without complex and expensive modifications to the aircraft.
  • the monitoring device is simple and inexpensive to produce and to handle.
  • the load on the data line, such as a bus, is not increased allowing connection to data lines and busses with maximum fan-out limit. It is easily possible to retrofit an existing aircraft with a plurality of the monitoring devices in order to make sensor or measurement data, which were previously only available within separate aircraft devices, accessible to one or more external data collection and/or processing devices, which can receive the output signals wirelessly transmitted by the mobile monitoring devices. Consequently, it is possible to support remote and/or centralized data collection and analysis or big data with respect to an aircraft which previously did not provide this option.
  • the data collected from the mobile monitoring devices may enable smoother servicing and software retrofit of features that would normally need additional hardware or system modifications.
  • One example is water preselection where the freshwater target level is set by the crew or airline operations and the servicing operator or vehicle receives the actual fill level of the water tank. Combining both values, which is not provided for by many existing aircraft, allows for on-target servicing and the aircraft can operate with lower water weight.
  • an aircraft system enables a detailed view of performance that the original aircraft was not capable of providing.
  • External systems with access to the data may be able to influence configurations and neighboring systems that are impacted by the observed system to improve overall operation.
  • the data signal interface may be configured such that the output signal is identical or corresponds to the input signal or, in particular, to a digitized version of the input signal, so that the mobile monitoring device merely forwards the raw sensor signal or sensor data captured from the respective data line. It should be noted that it may also be possible in this regard to filter and/or amplify the input signal to produce the output signal without, however, interpreting or processing the actual sensor data. Such filtering and/or amplification may be carried out prior to or after an analog-digital-conversion as mentioned above. In these embodiments it is particularly preferred if the generation of the output signal from the input signal only includes the analog-digital-conversion or only the analog-digital-conversion together with filtering and/or amplification and/or signal shaping.
  • the data signal interface may advantageously comprise a processing means which is arranged and adapted to receive the input signal and to process the input signal to generate the output signal.
  • the processing means implements a decoding module which is operable to calculate for one or more of the sensor signals, of which the input signal is characteristic, corresponding measurement values - or values of a physical characteristic related to the aircraft - and to generate the output signal such that it is characteristic of the one or more measurement values.
  • a decoding module is operable to interpret the sensor signals and to calculate actual measurement values of physical quantities or characteristics measured by the respective sensors.
  • the processing means and in particular, e.g., the decoding module, is adapted to generate the output signal such that it has a predefined format which is independent of the input signal and in which predefined portions indicate the measurement values.
  • the predefined portions may be predefined fields which indicate for each of one or more sensor signals the value of the corresponding measurement value as well as the unit of the corresponding measurement value and/or a designation of the measurement location, the measured quantity or the sensor.
  • the decoding module is preferably user-configurable such that it can be adapted by a user to different input signals.
  • the user-configurable decoding module may comprise a configurable software decoder or a plurality of selectable software decoders. Due to the ability for a user to configure the decoding module, and in particular to configure or select a software decoder, a single mobile monitoring device may advantageously be used for different types of data lines and sensor signals while still providing the possibility of processing and interpreting the sensor signals.
  • Software decoders provide a particularly simple and flexible possibility to read different kinds of communication standards without integration of specific communication modules.
  • the decoding module is preferably adapted to process the input signal in the form of analog data and/or the decoding module is preferably adapted to process the input signal in the form of digital data.
  • the decoding module is adapted to read and/or interpret bus messages transmitted via an analog or digital bus. Such bus messages may carry sensor data and then constitute the sensor signals, or may carry control data.
  • the data signal interface is adapted to branch off signals only during predetermined or selectable time intervals, and/or the wireless communication interface is adapted to transmit the output signal only during predetermined or selectable time intervals. In this manner it is possible to reduce the power requirements of the mobile monitoring device. Additionally or alternatively, it is also advantageously possible to configure the mobile monitoring device such that the branching off of signals by the data signal interface and/or transmission of the output signal by the wireless communication interface depends on specific criteria, such as the availability of power to the mobile monitoring device or the information demand. For example, the above operations of the data signal interface and/or of the wireless communication interface may depend on the energy level of a battery powering the mobile monitoring device and/or on the operating state of the aircraft.
  • the mobile monitoring device such that the branching off of signals by the data signal interface and/or transmission of the output signal by the wireless communication interface depends on whether or not one or more defined limit values are exceeded by one or more parameters of the input or output signal or derived from or included in the input or output signal.
  • one or more limit values for the measurement values can be defined and the transmission of the output signal is only effected if one, more or all of the measurement values exceed corresponding ones of the limit values or do not exceed corresponding ones of the limit values.
  • the data line being an analog or digital bus on which bus messages are transmitted
  • the data signal interface it is also possible for the data signal interface to adjust the bus message filter criteria based on a history of the bus messages and/or the power consumed and/or a target power consumption. All of the above measures enable a reduction of the power requirements of the mobile monitoring device.
  • the coupling of the data signal interface to a data line may be effected in different manners, and the data signal interface may be adapted for coupling according to one or more of these manners.
  • the coupling is effected in a wireless or contact-less manner, or that the coupling is effected in a wired manner.
  • the data signal interface may advantageously be adapted for capacitive or also for inductive coupling to a data line carrying electrical signals.
  • the data signal interface then comprises a suitable capacitor arrangement or inductivity arrangement for receiving capacitive or inductive energy from a data line.
  • the mobile monitoring device and in particular a housing thereof may advantageously comprise a securing means adapted for securing the mobile monitoring device to a data line in a position allowing the wireless receipt of energy from the sensor signals.
  • the data signal interface may advantageously be adapted to be coupled to a data line via a branch line. In this manner it would even be possible to use the mobile monitoring device with fiber optical data lines.
  • the data signal interface either includes such branch line to be connected to an existing data line or may include a terminal to which a separate branch line can be connected.
  • the data signal interface is adapted to branch off less than 20%, preferably less than 15%, and more preferably less than 10% or, e.g., less than 5% of the energy carried on a data line to which the data signal interface is coupled.
  • This ensures that the impact of the use of the mobile monitoring device on the signal quality of the data line is kept small.
  • capacitive and inductive coupling this can be effected by suitably dimensioning one or more capacities in a capacitor arrangement and one or more inductances in an inductivity arrangement, respectively, in order to suitably select to strength of the capacitive or inductive coupling.
  • the above mobile monitoring devices may be advantageously used in a system comprising an aircraft, which in turn comprises at least one data line and at least one sensor, wherein each of the at least one sensor is coupled to one of the at least one data line, and wherein each of the at least one sensor is adapted to measure a respective physical characteristic related to the aircraft, generate a sensor signal representative of the physical characteristic and output the sensor signal to the data line to which it is coupled so that the data line carries the respective sensor signal.
  • the system further comprises one or more of the mobile monitoring devices.
  • Each such mobile monitoring device is coupled to one of the at least one data line in the above-described manner, i.e., such that, in operation, the data signal interface branches off and receives as input signal part of the energy of the one or more sensor signals carried on the respective data line.
  • the system comprises a sensor data collection device arranged separate from and external to the aircraft - such as, in particular, on the ground - or located within the aircraft and adapted to wirelessly receive the output signal of each mobile monitoring device.
  • the output signal of each of the one or more mobile monitoring devices may be received directly by the sensor data collection device.
  • the aircraft may comprise a relay device, which may be a fixed or portable device and is adapted to receive the output signal of at least one of the at least one mobile monitoring device and to forward the received output signals to the sensor data collection device.
  • the sensor data collection device is further adapted to store and analyze the received output signals.
  • the mobile monitoring devices may advantageously be used in a method of collecting sensor measurement data from a plurality of sensors of an aircraft.
  • the aircraft comprises one or more data lines and one or more sensors, wherein each such sensor is coupled to one of the data lines. Further, each of the sensors is adapted to measure a respective physical characteristic related to the aircraft, generate a sensor signal representative of the physical characteristic and output the sensor signal to the data line to which it is coupled so that the data line carries the respective sensor signal.
  • the method comprises coupling each of one or more of the above mobile monitoring devices to one of the data lines in the manner described in detail above, i.e.
  • the method comprises receiving the output signal of each of the monitoring devices at a sensor data collection device arranged separate from and external to the aircraft or arranged within the aircraft.
  • the method may be utilized for retrofitting an existing aircraft in order to provide access to sensor data by the sensor data collection device.
  • each of the one or more mobile monitoring devices is one of the above-described mobile monitoring devices comprising a user-configurable decoding module.
  • the method then further comprises configuring for each of the mobile monitoring devices the decoding module to adapt it to the sensor signals carried on the respective data line.
  • the Figure shows a system comprising an aircraft and a mobile monitoring device according to the present invention.
  • the system 1 shown in the Figure comprises an aircraft 2 in which a sensor 3 is arranged to measure a physical characteristic relating to the aircraft 2 or its operation.
  • the sensor 3 could be a temperature sensor.
  • the sensor 3 is coupled to a remote device 4, such as an on-board computer, by means of a data line 5 carrying electrical sensor signals generated by the sensor 3.
  • the system 1 further comprises a mobile monitoring device 6, which comprises, in a housing 7, a data signal interface 8, a wireless communication interface 9 and a rechargeable battery 10 for powering the data signal interface 8 and the wireless communication interface 9.
  • the data signal interface 8 comprises a capacitor arrangement 11 adapted to capacitively couple the data signal interface 8 to the data line 5 remote from both the sensor 3 and the computer 4.
  • the capacitive coupling 12 is such that the data signal interface 8 and in particular the capacitor arrangement 11 receives as input signal part of the energy of the electrical sensor signal carried on the data line 5.
  • the input signal is characteristic of the sensor signal provided by the sensor 3.
  • a part of the energy of the input signal could also be used to recharge the battery 10.
  • the capacitive coupling 12 would be replaced with a wired coupling another part of energy present or carried on the data line 5 could be branched off by the data signal interface 8 or by a separate power interface.
  • the data signal interface 8 also comprises a processor 13 connected to the capacitor arrangement 11 and operable to receive the input signal from the capacitor arrangement 11 and process the input signal to generate an output signal.
  • the processing which involves analog-to-digital conversion of the input signal, possibly subsequent to filtering and/or amplification of the input signal, is carried out such that the input signal and the sensor signal embodied therein are interpreted and a measurement value corresponding to the sensor signal is calculated.
  • the output signal while still characteristic of the sensor signal, then includes a representation of the calculated measurement value.
  • the digital output signal is received by the wireless communication interface 9 and transmitted wirelessly to remote devices.
  • the output signal may be received at one or more data collection and analysis devices 14, which are provided as part of the system 1 external to the aircraft 2 and, preferably, on the ground.
  • the output signal may be received directly by the devices 14 or via one or more relay devices 15 arranged inside the aircraft 2.
  • the device 15 may also be a local data collection and analysis device instead of a relay device.
  • the system 1 preferably comprises a plurality of sensors and mobile monitoring devices and preferably also a plurality of data lines.

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The present invention relates to a mobile monitoring device comprising a data signal interface (8) adapted to be coupled to a data line (5) arranged in an aircraft (2) and carrying one or more sensor signals, such that, in operation, the data signal interface (8) branches off and receives as input signal part of the energy of the one or more sensor signals carried on the data line (5) such that the input signal is characteristic of the one or more sensor signals, and provide an output signal characteristic of the input signal. The mobile monitoring device further comprises a wireless communication interface (9) connected to the data signal interface (9) for receiving the output signal and adapted to wirelessly transmit the output signal to a remote location. The present invention further relates to a system comprising an aircraft and the mobile monitoring device, and to a method of collecting sensor measurement data from a plurality of sensors (3) of an aircraft (2) using the mobile monitoring device.

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  • The present application relates to a monitoring device for and aircraft and to a system and a method using such a monitoring device.
  • Aircraft comprise a plurality of sensors which are used for measuring various physical characteristics related to the aircraft and its operation. The sensors are typically distributed throughout the aircraft and are coupled to data lines in order to provide the sensor signals of the sensors, which sensor signals are characteristic of the various physical characteristics or measurement values, to one or more remote data collection or data processing means. Each data line may be a bus line, which carries the sensor signals of more than one of the sensors, or a data line which is only associated with and coupled to one of the sensors. The data lines may carry the sensor signals in analog or digital form.
  • For many purposes it would be desirable to have free access to multiple ones of the measurement values and to link them together. However, the sensors typically provide their measurement values and corresponding sensor signals to a plurality of different data collection or data processing devices, and the data, although in principle available on-board the aircraft are not accessible outside the respective data collection or data processing device. Thus, for many types of aircraft all or most of the measurement values and sensor signals are not available for remote monitoring during operation or maintenance without costly and complex system redesign and upgrade.
  • It is an object of the present invention to provide a simply and cost-efficient possibility to remotely monitor sensor signals and corresponding measurement values provided by multiple sensors distributed throughout an aircraft and connected to data lines carrying the sensor signals.
  • This object is achieved by a mobile monitoring device as defined in claim 1, by a system as defined in claim 12, and by a method as defined in claim 14. Preferred embodiments are the subject-matter of the respective dependent claims.
  • According to the invention, a mobile monitoring device is provided which comprises a data signal interface and a wireless communication interface connected to the data signal interface.
  • The data signal interface is adapted to be coupled to a data line of and arranged in an aircraft and carrying one or more sensor signals. Thus, such a data line is connected to one or more sensors, which transmit their sensor signals via the data line. The data line may be a bus line, which carries the sensor signals of more than one of sensor, or a data line which is only associated with and coupled to a single sensor. The data line may carry the sensor signal or signals in analog or digital form. It is to be noted that the data signal interface is adapted to be coupled to the data line, and not to a sensor or to another device connected to the data line, i.e. in operation it is preferably coupled to the data line remote from any sensor connected to the data line. In other words, the data signal interface is not adapted to interface with a sensor or at least must not be adapted to interface with a sensor.
  • Once coupled to a data line, the data signal interface is operable to branch off and receive as input signal part of the energy of the one or more sensor signals carried on the data line such that the input signal is characteristic of the one or more sensor signals, and to provide an output signal characteristic of the input signal. Thus, the coupling is such that it enables the data signal interface to receive energy from the sensor signals carried on the data line. As will be explained below, the coupling may be wireless or wired. Thus, the data signal interface is operable for non-intrusive wire-tapping or data sniffing with respect to sensor signals carried on a data line. The data signal interface is preferably constructed such that providing the output signal, i.e. generating the output signal from the input signal, comprises an analog-digital-conversion, either of the input signal or of an intermediate signal generated from the input signal by signal processing. Alternatively, in case the output signal is provided in analog form to the wireless communication interface, it is also possible that an analog-to-digital conversion of the output signal is carried out in the wireless communication interface prior to its transmission.
  • The wireless communication interface is adapted to receive the output signal of the data signal interface via the connection between the data signal interface and the wireless communication interface, and is further adapted to wirelessly transmit the output signal to a remote location. The wireless communication interface may be operating to one or more wireless communication protocol or standard, such as, e.g., Wi-Fi, Blue-tooth or ZigBee.
  • The data signal interface and the wireless communication interface are preferably accommodated in a common housing.
  • The mobile monitoring device preferably comprises an independent energy source, such as, in particular, a rechargeable or non-rechargeable battery. The energy source may be provided as part of the data signal interface, as part of the wireless communication interface or separate from the two interfaces. Alternatively or additionally it may be preferable if the data signal interface or a separate power interface is adapted to receive energy for powering the mobile monitoring device from the data line. Such received energy may be used to power the device immediately upon receipt or may be stored in an energy storage device, such as a rechargeable battery or a capacitor. The energy for powering the mobile monitoring device may be received in the same manner as the input signal or as part of the input signal, i.e. may be part of the energy of the one or more sensor signals carried on the data line. However, this further decreases the energy of the sensor signals carried on the data line. Receiving energy for powering the mobile monitoring device may be particularly advantageously implemented in the case of a data line carrying analog sensor signals with a direct current offset. Then, a sufficient part of the energy of the direct current offset can be branched off for powering the device without decreasing the signal quality of the sensor signals in practice. For this purpose wired coupling of the data signal interface or of a separate power interface to the data signal interface via a branch line is effected.
  • The above mobile monitoring device provides the possibility of reading out available sensor data from data lines without complex and expensive modifications to the aircraft. The monitoring device is simple and inexpensive to produce and to handle. The load on the data line, such as a bus, is not increased allowing connection to data lines and busses with maximum fan-out limit. It is easily possible to retrofit an existing aircraft with a plurality of the monitoring devices in order to make sensor or measurement data, which were previously only available within separate aircraft devices, accessible to one or more external data collection and/or processing devices, which can receive the output signals wirelessly transmitted by the mobile monitoring devices. Consequently, it is possible to support remote and/or centralized data collection and analysis or big data with respect to an aircraft which previously did not provide this option.
  • Thus, by using the above mobile monitoring devices, it is possible to extend the available options for analysis of operational data in order to, e.g., determine predictions of lifetime and performance and generally support operation and maintenance.
  • For example, in operation the data collected from the mobile monitoring devices may enable smoother servicing and software retrofit of features that would normally need additional hardware or system modifications. One example is water preselection where the freshwater target level is set by the crew or airline operations and the servicing operator or vehicle receives the actual fill level of the water tank. Combining both values, which is not provided for by many existing aircraft, allows for on-target servicing and the aircraft can operate with lower water weight.
  • Moreover, deploying the mobile monitoring devices in various parts an aircraft system enables a detailed view of performance that the original aircraft was not capable of providing. External systems with access to the data may be able to influence configurations and neighboring systems that are impacted by the observed system to improve overall operation.
  • The data signal interface may be configured such that the output signal is identical or corresponds to the input signal or, in particular, to a digitized version of the input signal, so that the mobile monitoring device merely forwards the raw sensor signal or sensor data captured from the respective data line. It should be noted that it may also be possible in this regard to filter and/or amplify the input signal to produce the output signal without, however, interpreting or processing the actual sensor data. Such filtering and/or amplification may be carried out prior to or after an analog-digital-conversion as mentioned above. In these embodiments it is particularly preferred if the generation of the output signal from the input signal only includes the analog-digital-conversion or only the analog-digital-conversion together with filtering and/or amplification and/or signal shaping.
  • As an alternative or additionally, the data signal interface may advantageously comprise a processing means which is arranged and adapted to receive the input signal and to process the input signal to generate the output signal. For this purpose, the processing means implements a decoding module which is operable to calculate for one or more of the sensor signals, of which the input signal is characteristic, corresponding measurement values - or values of a physical characteristic related to the aircraft - and to generate the output signal such that it is characteristic of the one or more measurement values. Such a decoding module is operable to interpret the sensor signals and to calculate actual measurement values of physical quantities or characteristics measured by the respective sensors.
  • In this embodiment it is particularly preferred if the processing means, and in particular, e.g., the decoding module, is adapted to generate the output signal such that it has a predefined format which is independent of the input signal and in which predefined portions indicate the measurement values. For example, the predefined portions may be predefined fields which indicate for each of one or more sensor signals the value of the corresponding measurement value as well as the unit of the corresponding measurement value and/or a designation of the measurement location, the measured quantity or the sensor. Such a configuration simplifies data collection, because the signals from a plurality of the mobile monitoring devices are simpler to collect and to analyze by remote devices.
  • Further, in each of the above embodiments in which the data signal interface comprises a processing means the decoding module is preferably user-configurable such that it can be adapted by a user to different input signals. In particular, the user-configurable decoding module may comprise a configurable software decoder or a plurality of selectable software decoders. Due to the ability for a user to configure the decoding module, and in particular to configure or select a software decoder, a single mobile monitoring device may advantageously be used for different types of data lines and sensor signals while still providing the possibility of processing and interpreting the sensor signals. Software decoders provide a particularly simple and flexible possibility to read different kinds of communication standards without integration of specific communication modules.
  • In each of the above embodiments in which the data signal interface comprises a processing means, the decoding module is preferably adapted to process the input signal in the form of analog data and/or the decoding module is preferably adapted to process the input signal in the form of digital data. In this regard, it is particularly advantageous if the decoding module is adapted to read and/or interpret bus messages transmitted via an analog or digital bus. Such bus messages may carry sensor data and then constitute the sensor signals, or may carry control data.
  • In a preferred embodiment the data signal interface is adapted to branch off signals only during predetermined or selectable time intervals, and/or the wireless communication interface is adapted to transmit the output signal only during predetermined or selectable time intervals. In this manner it is possible to reduce the power requirements of the mobile monitoring device. Additionally or alternatively, it is also advantageously possible to configure the mobile monitoring device such that the branching off of signals by the data signal interface and/or transmission of the output signal by the wireless communication interface depends on specific criteria, such as the availability of power to the mobile monitoring device or the information demand. For example, the above operations of the data signal interface and/or of the wireless communication interface may depend on the energy level of a battery powering the mobile monitoring device and/or on the operating state of the aircraft. Further additionally or alternatively, it is also advantageously possible to configure the mobile monitoring device such that the branching off of signals by the data signal interface and/or transmission of the output signal by the wireless communication interface depends on whether or not one or more defined limit values are exceeded by one or more parameters of the input or output signal or derived from or included in the input or output signal. For example, in the above-mentioned embodiments, in which the input signal is processed such that the output signal is characteristic of one or more measurement values, one or more limit values for the measurement values can be defined and the transmission of the output signal is only effected if one, more or all of the measurement values exceed corresponding ones of the limit values or do not exceed corresponding ones of the limit values. Moreover, in case of the data line being an analog or digital bus on which bus messages are transmitted, it is additionally or alternatively advantageously possible to configure the data signal interface such that the bus messages are filtered according to predefined or configurable filter criteria, so that only data corresponding to a subset of the bus messages are transmitted by the wireless communication interface. In this regard it is also possible for the data signal interface to adjust the bus message filter criteria based on a history of the bus messages and/or the power consumed and/or a target power consumption. All of the above measures enable a reduction of the power requirements of the mobile monitoring device.
  • As already noted above, the coupling of the data signal interface to a data line may be effected in different manners, and the data signal interface may be adapted for coupling according to one or more of these manners. Generally, it is possible that the coupling is effected in a wireless or contact-less manner, or that the coupling is effected in a wired manner. To provide wireless coupling the data signal interface may advantageously be adapted for capacitive or also for inductive coupling to a data line carrying electrical signals. The data signal interface then comprises a suitable capacitor arrangement or inductivity arrangement for receiving capacitive or inductive energy from a data line. Further, the mobile monitoring device and in particular a housing thereof may advantageously comprise a securing means adapted for securing the mobile monitoring device to a data line in a position allowing the wireless receipt of energy from the sensor signals. To provide for wired coupling the data signal interface may advantageously be adapted to be coupled to a data line via a branch line. In this manner it would even be possible to use the mobile monitoring device with fiber optical data lines. For use with a branch line the data signal interface either includes such branch line to be connected to an existing data line or may include a terminal to which a separate branch line can be connected.
  • In a preferred embodiment the data signal interface is adapted to branch off less than 20%, preferably less than 15%, and more preferably less than 10% or, e.g., less than 5% of the energy carried on a data line to which the data signal interface is coupled. This ensures that the impact of the use of the mobile monitoring device on the signal quality of the data line is kept small. For example, for capacitive and inductive coupling this can be effected by suitably dimensioning one or more capacities in a capacitor arrangement and one or more inductances in an inductivity arrangement, respectively, in order to suitably select to strength of the capacitive or inductive coupling.
  • The above mobile monitoring devices may be advantageously used in a system comprising an aircraft, which in turn comprises at least one data line and at least one sensor, wherein each of the at least one sensor is coupled to one of the at least one data line, and wherein each of the at least one sensor is adapted to measure a respective physical characteristic related to the aircraft, generate a sensor signal representative of the physical characteristic and output the sensor signal to the data line to which it is coupled so that the data line carries the respective sensor signal. The system further comprises one or more of the mobile monitoring devices. Each such mobile monitoring device is coupled to one of the at least one data line in the above-described manner, i.e., such that, in operation, the data signal interface branches off and receives as input signal part of the energy of the one or more sensor signals carried on the respective data line. Finally the system comprises a sensor data collection device arranged separate from and external to the aircraft - such as, in particular, on the ground - or located within the aircraft and adapted to wirelessly receive the output signal of each mobile monitoring device.
  • In such a system the output signal of each of the one or more mobile monitoring devices may be received directly by the sensor data collection device. Alternatively or additionally the aircraft may comprise a relay device, which may be a fixed or portable device and is adapted to receive the output signal of at least one of the at least one mobile monitoring device and to forward the received output signals to the sensor data collection device.
  • In a preferred embodiment the sensor data collection device is further adapted to store and analyze the received output signals.
  • As can already be taken from the above detailed explanation of the use and application of the mobile monitoring devices, they may advantageously be used in a method of collecting sensor measurement data from a plurality of sensors of an aircraft. The aircraft comprises one or more data lines and one or more sensors, wherein each such sensor is coupled to one of the data lines. Further, each of the sensors is adapted to measure a respective physical characteristic related to the aircraft, generate a sensor signal representative of the physical characteristic and output the sensor signal to the data line to which it is coupled so that the data line carries the respective sensor signal. The method comprises coupling each of one or more of the above mobile monitoring devices to one of the data lines in the manner described in detail above, i.e. such that the data signal interface branches off and receives as input signal part of the energy of the one or more sensor signals carried on the respective data line. Further, the method comprises receiving the output signal of each of the monitoring devices at a sensor data collection device arranged separate from and external to the aircraft or arranged within the aircraft. Thus, the method may be utilized for retrofitting an existing aircraft in order to provide access to sensor data by the sensor data collection device.
  • In a preferred embodiment each of the one or more mobile monitoring devices is one of the above-described mobile monitoring devices comprising a user-configurable decoding module. The method then further comprises configuring for each of the mobile monitoring devices the decoding module to adapt it to the sensor signals carried on the respective data line.
  • In the following a preferred embodiment of the invention will be described in detail with reference to the single Figure.
  • The Figure shows a system comprising an aircraft and a mobile monitoring device according to the present invention.
  • The system 1 shown in the Figure comprises an aircraft 2 in which a sensor 3 is arranged to measure a physical characteristic relating to the aircraft 2 or its operation. For example, the sensor 3 could be a temperature sensor. The sensor 3 is coupled to a remote device 4, such as an on-board computer, by means of a data line 5 carrying electrical sensor signals generated by the sensor 3.
  • The system 1 further comprises a mobile monitoring device 6, which comprises, in a housing 7, a data signal interface 8, a wireless communication interface 9 and a rechargeable battery 10 for powering the data signal interface 8 and the wireless communication interface 9. The data signal interface 8 comprises a capacitor arrangement 11 adapted to capacitively couple the data signal interface 8 to the data line 5 remote from both the sensor 3 and the computer 4. The capacitive coupling 12 is such that the data signal interface 8 and in particular the capacitor arrangement 11 receives as input signal part of the energy of the electrical sensor signal carried on the data line 5. The input signal is characteristic of the sensor signal provided by the sensor 3. For the purpose of coupling it may be necessary to slightly modify the data line at the location of coupling, e.g. by at least partially removing a shielding.
  • It is to be noted that, as noted above, a part of the energy of the input signal could also be used to recharge the battery 10. Alternatively, in particular if the capacitive coupling 12 would be replaced with a wired coupling another part of energy present or carried on the data line 5 could be branched off by the data signal interface 8 or by a separate power interface.
  • The data signal interface 8 also comprises a processor 13 connected to the capacitor arrangement 11 and operable to receive the input signal from the capacitor arrangement 11 and process the input signal to generate an output signal. The processing, which involves analog-to-digital conversion of the input signal, possibly subsequent to filtering and/or amplification of the input signal, is carried out such that the input signal and the sensor signal embodied therein are interpreted and a measurement value corresponding to the sensor signal is calculated. The output signal, while still characteristic of the sensor signal, then includes a representation of the calculated measurement value. The digital output signal is received by the wireless communication interface 9 and transmitted wirelessly to remote devices.
  • For example, the output signal may be received at one or more data collection and analysis devices 14, which are provided as part of the system 1 external to the aircraft 2 and, preferably, on the ground. The output signal may be received directly by the devices 14 or via one or more relay devices 15 arranged inside the aircraft 2. It is to be noted that the device 15 may also be a local data collection and analysis device instead of a relay device.
  • Due to the mobile monitoring device 7 it is advantageously possible to access the sensor signal for remote or external collection and analysis with only minimum modification of the aircraft 2.
  • Although only one sensor, only one data line and only one mobile monitoring device is shown, the system 1 preferably comprises a plurality of sensors and mobile monitoring devices and preferably also a plurality of data lines.

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  1. A mobile monitoring device comprising:
    - a data signal interface (8) adapted to
    - be coupled to a data line (5) arranged in an aircraft (2) and carrying one or more sensor signals, such that, in operation, the data signal interface (8) branches off and receives as input signal part of the energy of the one or more sensor signals carried on the data line (5) such that the input signal is characteristic of the one or more sensor signals, and
    - provide an output signal characteristic of the input signal, and
    - a wireless communication interface (9) connected to the data signal interface (9) for receiving the output signal and adapted to wirelessly transmit the output signal to a remote location.
  2. The mobile monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein the output signal is a digitized version of the input signal.
  3. The mobile monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein the data signal interface (8) comprises a processing means (13) which is arranged and adapted to receive the input signal and to process the input signal to generate the output signal, wherein the processing means (13) implements a decoding module which is operable to calculate for one or more of the sensor signals, of which the input signal is characteristic, corresponding measurement values and to generate the output signal such that it is characteristic of the one or more measurement values.
  4. The mobile monitoring device according to claim 3, wherein the processing means (13) is adapted to generate the output signal such that it has a predefined format which is independent of the input signal and in which predefined portions indicate the measurement values.
  5. The mobile monitoring device according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the decoding module is user-configurable such that it can be adapted by a user to different input signals.
  6. The mobile monitoring device according to claim 5, wherein the user-configurable decoding module comprises a configurable software decoder or a plurality of selectable software decoders.
  7. The mobile monitoring device according to any of claims 3 to 6, wherein the decoding module is adapted to process the input signal in the form of analog data and/or wherein the decoding module is adapted to process the input signal in the form of digital data.
  8. The mobile monitoring device according to any of the preceding claims, wherein
    - the data signal interface (8) is adapted to branch off signals only during predetermined or selectable time intervals, and/or
    - the wireless communication interface (9) is adapted to transmit the output signal only during predetermined or selectable time intervals, and/or
    - the data signal interface (8) is adapted to provide the output signal or the wireless communication interface (9) is adapted to transmit the output signal only if one or more parameters of the input signal or the output signal or derived from or included in the input signal or the output signal exceed one or more predefined limit values, and/or
    - the data signal interface (8) is adapted to filter bus messages transmitted on the data line (5) in accordance with defined filter criteria and generate the output signal such that it is only characteristic of bus messages passing the filtering.
  9. The mobile monitoring device according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the data signal interface (8) is adapted to be capacitively or inductively coupled to a data line (5), and/or wherein the data signal interface (8) is adapted to be coupled to a data line (5) via a branch line.
  10. The mobile monitoring device according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the data signal interface (8) is adapted to branch off less than 10% of the energy carried on a data line (5) to which the data signal interface (8) is coupled.
  11. The mobile monitoring device according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the mobile monitoring device comprises an energy source in the form of a rechargeable or non-rechargeable battery, or wherein the mobile monitoring device is adapted to receive energy for powering the mobile monitoring device from the data line.
  12. A system comprising
    - an aircraft (2) comprising
    - at least one data line (5) and
    - at least one sensor (3),
    - wherein each of the at least one sensor (3) is coupled to one of the at least one data line (5), and
    - wherein each of the at least one sensor (3) is adapted to measure a respective physical characteristic related to the aircraft (2), generate a sensor signal representative of the physical characteristic and output the sensor signal to the data line (5) to which it is coupled so that the data line (5) carries the respective sensor signal,
    - at least one mobile monitoring device (6) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein each of the at least one mobile monitoring device (6) is coupled to one of the at least one data line (5) such that the data signal interface (8) branches off and receives as input signal part of the energy of the one or more sensor signals carried on the respective data line (5), and
    - a sensor data collection (14) device located separate from and external to the aircraft (2) or located within the aircraft (2) and adapted to wirelessly receive the output signal of each of the at least one mobile monitoring device (6).
  13. The system according to claim 12, wherein the output signal of each of the at least one mobile monitoring device (6) is received directly by the sensor data collection device (14), or wherein the aircraft (2) comprises a relay device (15) adapted to receive the output signal of at least one of the at least one mobile monitoring device (6) and to forward the received output signals to the sensor data collection device (14).
  14. A method of collecting sensor measurement data from a plurality of sensors (3) of an aircraft (2), comprising at least one data line (5) and at least one sensor (3), wherein each of the at least one sensor (3) is coupled to one of the at least one data line (5), and wherein each of the at least one sensor (3) is adapted to measure a respective physical characteristic related to the aircraft (2), generate a sensor signal representative of the physical characteristic and output the sensor signal to the data line (5) to which it is coupled so that the data line (5) carries the respective sensor signal, the method comprising the steps of:
    - coupling each of at least one mobile monitoring device (6) according to any of claims 1 to 10 to one of the data lines (5) such that the data signal interface (8) branches off and receives as input signal part of the energy of the one or more sensor signals carried on the respective data line (5), and
    - receiving the output signal of each of the at least one mobile monitoring device (6) at a sensor data collection device (14) arranged separate from and external to the aircraft (2) or arranged within the aircraft (2).
  15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the at least one mobile monitoring device (6) is a mobile monitoring device according to any of claims 5 and 6 and wherein the method further comprises the step of configuring for each of the at least one mobile monitoring device (6) the decoding module to adapt it to the sensor signals carried on the respective data line (5).
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